This is the last post of 2013. I'm on vacation! Thank you for your support and see you in 2014. In the meantim...

Pianist and composer Earl MacDonald recently released a very special album of original music entitled "Mirror of ...

I've really been enjoying bassist Christian McBride's recent trio project with Christian Sands on piano and ...

Hello everyone! Well, this will be the last "Monday Morning Paradiddle" of 2013. And what a year its been...Thank yo...

I first met guitarist Mike Rud around the mid 1990s during my time at McGill University. Mike had already studied ...

More inspiring words of wisdom on the art of Listening, this time brought to us by the talented and creative mind of Evelyn ...

You've probably noticed a new banner/link on my blog that will send you to a very fine website entitled "Jazz Drummer's R...

Dannie Richmond shares some serious wisdom passed on to him from his long-time rhythm partner, bassist Charles Mingus:

It's been a few years since I've been able to attend the Percussive Arts Society annual convention PASIC. But it looks l...

Well here it is! The last two and a half weeks have been busy, busy, busy rehearsing with Calgary's Decidedly Ja...

Having just heard that the great Chico Hamilton passed away today, I thought it would be suitable to post this very co...

Inspired by a recent e.mail from Mosaic Records (I am a frequent buyer of their amazing box sets and therefore on the...

Just a brief one today....I'm on the run these days rehearsing like mad with Calgary's Decidedly Jazz Danceworks upcoming production...

My first introduction to rudimental snare drumming was via my drumline training days while growing up, playing music in the...

I was going to post this on Monday but since it was Remembrance Day I decided to wait until today. I hope you all had a nice...

"In Africa they say there is no rhythm without its accompanying dance, that the rhythm of the dancing body comp...